Now that we know when our new counter tops are being installed, the demolition begins. I have been trying to get a little organized about the process, in hopes that we can sail through the process as smoothly as possible. First things first, clearing out the lower cabinets, as they will be exposed during the install. Secondly, ripping up the old tile counter top.
The counter top is already falling apart, as you can see in the photo. Still, I am sure that it will be a bit of a process. Have any of you removed a tile counter top? What method did you use? Any tips or advice?
When we bought our home, not only were we excited because it was OUR OWN, but it also had “new carpet smell”! I know, I know, that smell isn’t good for you, but really, how can you not love it? We were so glad that we got a home that had all new carpet in it. Little did we know our carpet was a vacuum killer!
Each time I vacuum, even now that we have lived here for 5 years, the vacuum fills up with carpet fibers. Instead of just having nice, clean carpet, we get to enjoy burning rubber smell as the vacuum overheats and almost dies, or a terrible sound that makes it sound like the vacuum is about to explode. And here is the kicker, we have two very nice vacuums. One of them is a Dyson. It’s not unusual for me to have to pull them apart to remove carpet fibers from around the brush. In fact, I usually have to do that at least once or twice a month.
One day my mom brought over her carpet cleaner, and I warned her that I didn’t think it was going to work. We decided to try it, since she has a room with similar carpet (although obviously hers is higher quality) and it worked just fine for her. We got one square done before the cleaner died and I had to take it apart to fix it.
New flooring is on the wish list for sure. Vacuum killer, qu’est que c’est!
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